September 9, 201610 yr Maybe "insulted" is the new buzz word, kinda of like how racist has become a catch all.
September 9, 201610 yr Author Maybe "insulted" is the new buzz word, kinda of like how racist has become a catch all. Stop insulting me
September 9, 201610 yr Trevor Williams was far closer to major league ready than Richard Mitchell is. Williams had already pitched a few starts in AAA and put up a really good ERA in short time there. Williams' career trajectory reminded me of Adam Conley's. Probably nothing more than a #5 starter down the line, but he's only 23 and would've been in contention with a few other people down the line for a rotation spot. Richard Mitchell is 20 years old and hasn't pitched above the Gulf Coast League. He's generally had as many walks allowed as strikeouts and has a career 65 walks/75 strikeouts. I haven't seen him pitch and his career sample size is small, but we basically traded away another potential #5 pitcher who, with a good start next season, could've seen some starts by June, for a guy who is at best three and a half years away from the majors and hasn't shown any signs of brilliance in the low level he's pitched in. This trade looks awful. Anybody who looks at Williams stats should know the whole picture with him. He had an awful month of May with a 6.23 ERA, but every other month he posted... May: 6.23 ERA. 30 1/3 IP April/June-August: 3.22 ERA. 86 2/3 IP He also pitched 14 innings and had a 2.57 ERA in New Orleans. This makes no sense. We traded for a worse player much further away from being major league ready. Vindication
September 9, 201610 yr Author Again though, we don't know Benedict's value to the organization. And we won't know for a few years really. There's a chance he becomes worth more than Trevor Williams, there is absolutely no way to know. For one, Benedict's work would be more of a long-term thing and two, Williams hasn't done much yet. Lets revisit this in 2019 and decide how it was. I apologize in advance if I just insulted you or anyone else.
September 9, 201610 yr And we won't know for a few years really. There's a chance he becomes worth more than Trevor Williams, there is absolutely no way to know. For one, Benedict's work would be more of a long-term thing and two, Williams hasn't done much yet. Lets revisit this in 2019 and decide how it was. I apologize in advance if I just insulted you or anyone else. Apology accepted
September 9, 201610 yr Author Again though, we don't know Benedict's value to the organization. They only hired him because Loria really likes breakfast.
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